Wool Depot. 
Those who have been the friends and supporters of this enter- 
prise, by annually depositing their clips, find that it affords an 
excellent opportunity in having it examined by a competent judge, 
and its defects or merits pointed out, and by comparing it side by 
side with other clips, to learn the true character of their wool. 
Those who have not had long experience in wool growing will 
readily admit that this is necessary in order to form a correct 
opinion of the various styles grown. Again: the depot forms a 
kind of an Exchange, at which place, during the season for depo- 
siting wool, the growers may meet and compare views, communi- 
cate and receive information concerning the improvements each 
have made, and from the books of the agent determine, fiom the 
sorting of different flocks, and the prices obtained for each, which 
is most profitable, and also where those flocks, which produce the 
style of wool they wish to grow, are to be found. Other duties 
may prevent the farmer from bestowing as much time as is neces- 
sary to procure that information which is essential to become a 
successful grower of wool. It very naturally falls within the 
range of the duties of the agent of a depot to collect just that kind 
of information most needed by the wool grower; and his interest 
being identified with theirs, he can have no motive for withhold- 
ing that information. 
The question will naturally arise, will the manufacturer ap- 
prove of this system in making his purchases ? Knowing them 
to be a shrewd, cautious, and persevering class of business men, 
always ready to act upon the principle of purchasing where they 
can buy cheapest, and selling where best prices can be obtained, 
before deciding upon the feasibility of the depot system, I visited 
many of the most prominent manufacturing establishments, and 
after presenting the object I had in view, received from them 
assurances that it met with their cordial approbation. I also re- 
ceived from them much valuable information in regard to the 
relative value of their sorts, the adaptation of the various styles 
and qualities of wool to the different kinds of goods manufactured, 
which it would have been difficult to obtain from any other 
source. 
Did time permit, I could here present extracts from numerous 
letters received from them, expressing their strong desire that the 
enterprise should be undertaken. 
